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Why do almost all the chapters start with We or Well? (Kyle)
haha, nice observation. (Caron)

What is a WigWam? (Shelby K )
It's like an Indian hut made of like a skeleton of sticks and stuff and then covered by hide or something, it's like a semicircle building. (Caron)

Also I dont think that it has to be a semicircle.
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And its just like a teepee only in a different shape (i.e. not pointy) It's just where Indians lived and cooked and slept. (Rachael D.)


Thanks Caron! (Shelby K.)


does anyone know what "injun" means? thanks
~Lisa

Indian i'm pretty sure. ur welcome <Kyle D>
Yeah its the derogatory term Indian. go google! (((Parker)))

What in the world is "spondulicks"? (page 73 the end of the first paragraph) (Amy A.)
it is a slang term for money. He means he wouldn't do it for all of Hornbuck's money or anything else. (Caron)
Thanks! (Amy A)

In chapter 15 i belive when Jim and Huck are talking about Solomon i dont understand what Jim is saying about splitting a chile? (Elisabeth Webster)
He is talking about cutting a child in half. How King Solomon didn't care about splitting one child in half because he had like 5 billion. (Caron)
Thank you Caron!!! (Elisabeth)

What does "dog my cats" mean? (Caron)
It's a local expression of shock or surprise. (EmilyBarden)
thanks (Caron)

What is a texas? (EmilyBarden)
It is a deckhouse underneath the pilothouse that symbolized power because Texas was once the largest state. It is the officer's cabin. (Caron)
Thanks! (EmilyBarden)